If you had to name the Hick Capitol of the United States, where would you pinpoint its location? Alabama? Texas? Tennessee?
Wrong. After reading this story on Greenfield, California, you'll agree that this town probably leads in local yokels...
According to the AP/Yahoo:
Police have arrested a Greenfield man for allegedly arranging to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat.
Police... learned of the deal after the 36-year-old man went to them to get his daughter back because payment wasn't made... [he was arrested] on suspicion of human trafficking.
Officers also arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of statutory rape. Investigators believe the girl went willingly with the man, but she's under California's legal age of consent and can't legally marry.
Police say arranged marriages involving underage girls have become a problem in this small Central Coast farming community.
Only a several cases of meat? It better have been some steaks from Peter Luger or this is a ripoff.
Seriously, though... Jesus! It would be one thing if this were the first time-- but it's "become a problem" in the community that underage girls are being sent off to be raped by their families? We thought they killed people for raping kids in redneck country... guess we have a new stereotype.
Via the Associated Press.
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